MANILA, Philippines—A coalition campaigning to field a common candidate for president to contest whoever President Rodrigo Duterte would endorse slammed Duterte’s recent praise of China as another sign of the Philippine ruler’s loyalty to Chinese “masters.”
In a statement on Thursday (July 8), 1Sambayan said Duterte’s praise and homage to China, made on occasion of 100 years of the Communist Party of China (CPC), were “lacking, insulting and derogatory” to Filipinos.
“We have again witnessed President Duterte kowtowing to his masters in China when he addressed the whole world in his speech during the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC),” said the coalition of …
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